New-York tribune., 1887-12-11

something funny saying Everyboay who sSo~s OF
the SssSS 1s Ssceus hn%o % s.
campaign speeches were all alike s He hvs wouiS %bs o
up to ee Shr ana the word used
instead OF byes think 1t was General % who met
iawier in Chicago the election and before 'ho
latter was certain that he had escaped defeat
Oh General bad, very bal; yon see, we're amos. almost
overrun with Anarchists here in Chicago IL no
a straight fight between Democrats ana o ~ his
WHY thev have Labor candldute agas me e. ~ ss .
very district They held meeting rigr no mere M man of
thsm could persuade TO take drink tell 'oH ' mes s
har like mvsei is thrown overboar by laboring men.
in favor OF n so-callcd Labor candidate. - oo,
hear that LaTler Is pulling nvI hS ,oe Committee il
not to the chlrmansnip OF It,
Among the statesmen have retired from Congress
N nlea az their constuens-few retire to please theh-
seyes-s Otho II Singleton, OF iissssipp who fingers
I'm Washington dreaming OF the past lie was hr't
elected 10 the House iryive years ago. anu was 'ieh
nearly forty years old. lie re elected twice peore
,he Rebellion aud seeded with his state III January
1861 During the war he was member OF thc 'onIc"
erate Congress- Since that time he mas server t"e'o
wears consecuvey in the Congress OF the United SeS'
So,L,ng NJ sngleons fondness for Congressional lie,
q Mississippi man sail: 4" when he WIS candidate IN
ls.l singleton is said TO have assured some oi MS
friends that would run again; that no was get
ting od that the people had been very generous 70 hn
and that he intended to give way to 4 younger man
Two wears passed and Singleton again 'bobhed up
erenely as candidate He declared that he hai been
misunderstood by hls friends that rs matter OF Iact
ne had sad intended 10 say, In l-@l hat hftcr 10
had been elected that time aud one more time lie IN
tcnd.d 10 retire from public life We'll, he VAS very
s,roug with the white ani no Democrat cared To
take he fell ayains him. but care WAS taken I" make
him declare at every meeting where he spoke that thar
wns absolutely his last appearance IA candidate Time
pas.cd and the end of the long session or the is 'oh
crc.4 WAS over or were looking after their
fuc-. and frying to ii things 70 be renon'nael
one day was passlug sofa at the rear OF the hall ana
ohscrvc singleton and one OF cOca IN earnest
conversations The former called me and said: Here
something that want To AK your opinion an! aiVoo
ahout Thavc repeatedly declared that never would he
candidate for Congress again; that intended to retire
permanently from public life. Now, OK course would
s,crincc my right arm before would ~ back on mat
drcl,r,tion our friend Blank here, seems to think
that am right what Il your opinion > Why agree
with Won rcrfectly. sli1 p.pWD'ly anf earnestly
thouer saw a shade OF disappointment or NeAail"i On
clurlrtnu'- coluteuaurr hut perhaps Was 49, 'i""'u
Al ANY rate his fIcr soon h,teaie eel Hl't h' '"H'
fuurl. I'm glad to hear YOu say s" Bu' U'it l@ ''
or r lrc4 on What ought &" DO n tlc Ic"p' lh'l'l
I.,i .l4ll run again They NHNf sent nc Z" ''l-l~
IN n,nv years bccl'sn wluicl to come. NOW. o4snt
I refuse To come II they want mc t' "a" 40 an i'-
W-r T. The Questions were Itt -n earn Us, '. 100 -"l
icpllv thi f. o. course. iri ihi l' c"l hp
refuse 10 serve Ms constituents D. fI"v lc1nirl IT, II
"A great cOn-plitiOn To MIN AMI l' luitl"fl I'
nc,rtiy saying lee hd been a'rul 10 rust h'. own
Judgment 10 the KIt MS people Cii not i-l~' %"
10. go ing back trngrc-@. and $50 r was never filcI
TO decide that pcrricNinS question.